Foard County Custody Overview
Foard County Sheriff's Office / Foard County holding and transfer custody is the only facility-map entry for this project because the research did not locate a separate operating county jail, city jail, regional jail, state prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention facility in Foard County. The operator is the Foard County Sheriff's Office. For site taxonomy it functions as the county custody entry point, but the content must be read as a holding and transfer page, not as a conventional jail page.
The current Texas Commission on Jail Standards data is the reason for that careful wording. TCJS lists the county as "Foard (no jail)" and reports no local jail bed inventory for Foard. The county may still have arrestees, warrants, bond questions, and court cases, but a person arrested in Foard County may be released, magistrated, or transported to a receiving jail. That receiving jail can control the public roster entry, housing, visitation, calls, deposits, and mail.
The official Foard County Sheriff's Office page is the primary local contact source for this custody route. It names the sheriff, lists the phone and fax, and provides the normal business-hours path for non-emergency questions.
The screenshot reflects the key facility fact: users need the sheriff contact route first, then the receiving jail or state locator after the custody location is known.
Foard County No Local Beds
The facility population numbers are unusually small because Foard is a no-jail county in the current TCJS population report. The June 2026 row shows no local capacity and no local jail population in Foard's own bed inventory. It also shows one Foard inmate housed elsewhere. That combination should not be misread as "no Foard County inmate exists." It means the local jail-capacity row is empty while the county can still have a person boarded in another jail.
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards current population reports page is the matching statewide source for the no-jail status and capacity context.
TCJS data is useful here because it explains why a Foard County facility page should not promise local pods, a local visitation calendar, or a public Foard mugshot gallery.
Foard County Custody Lookup
Lookup begins with current location. A local Foard arrest can split into several paths: release, bond, magistrate appearance, transport to a receiving jail, later transfer to TDCJ after conviction, federal custody, or immigration detention. The Foard County Sheriff's Office can identify the immediate local custody route. If a receiving jail is named, that jail is where the person may appear on a roster and where family or counsel must confirm visits, phone access, deposits, and release rules.
For the broader roster route, the Foard County inmate records page separates sheriff contact, receiving-jail lookup, TDCJ, BOP, ICE, and notification channels.
- Call the Foard County Sheriff's Office at (940) 684-1501 and ask whether the person is still in sheriff custody, released, or transported.
- Provide the full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arrest location to reduce false matches.
- If a receiving jail is identified, use that jail's official roster or records unit to confirm status, charges, bond, and housing rules.
- If the case resulted in Texas prison custody, search the TDCJ inmate locator instead of a county roster.
- If federal or immigration custody is possible, use BOP, U.S. Marshals or federal court routing, or ICE ODLS as the facts require.
| Custody Path | Where to Check | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Local arrest or transfer question | Foard County Sheriff's Office | Current routing, release, receiving jail, basic arrest-record direction. |
| Boarded in another Texas jail | Receiving jail roster or records unit | Housing, visits, phone, deposits, booking details, local rules. |
| Sentenced Texas prisoner | TDCJ inmate search | Current TDCJ facility, offense information, projected release data. |
| Federal sentenced prisoner | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present, with location and release information. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | ICE detainee searches by A-Number or biographical information. |
Foard County Facility Contact
The address record has two official forms. The county sheriff page lists a mailing address, while the Sheriffs' Association of Texas gives a physical listing on Main Street in Crowell. Visitors should confirm where a custody, bond, or records question is handled before driving, because the county source does not describe a separate jail lobby or public jail entrance. Emergency calls should not use the business number.
Foard County Sheriff's Office
P.O. Box 309
Crowell, TX 79227
Physical listing: 100 S Main St, Crowell, TX 79227-0221
(940) 684-1501
Fax: (940) 684-1947
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; emergency 911
Foard County Courthouse Area
101 S. Main Street
Crowell, TX 79227
(940) 684-1424
ADA access: west basement door of the courthouse
Foard County Visitation Rules
No Foard County jail visitation schedule, video visitation vendor, public visit calendar, jail-lobby rule sheet, or inmate tablet program was located in the official sources reviewed. That is not a gap to fill with generic vendor text. Because the county is listed as no jail in TCJS data, visitation rules attach to the receiving jail after transfer. Call the sheriff first, confirm where the person is housed, and then follow that facility's ID, dress, scheduling, and conduct rules.
| Topic | Foard-Specific Result | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visits | No local jail schedule located. | Ask the sheriff for the holding location, then use receiving jail rules. |
| Video visits | No Foard vendor located. | Use the receiving jail vendor only after location is confirmed. |
| Attorney visits | No local jail rule sheet located. | Counsel should coordinate with the sheriff, receiving jail, and court. |
| TDCJ visits | Separate prison system. | Use TDCJ rules and the TDCJ visitation portal after prison transfer. |
Note: Confirm custody and visit approval before travel, especially when a Foard arrestee may be boarded in another county.
Foard County Mail and Money
No Foard-specific inmate-mail format, commissary page, deposit kiosk, payment vendor, phone-call vendor, or video account provider was located. Do not send jail mail to the courthouse or sheriff mailing address unless the office or receiving jail directs that route. Mail, phone, tablets, video, and commissary rules belong to the facility that actually holds the person. A receiving jail may require a booking number, housing unit, full legal name, sender address, approved vendor, and limits on paper, photos, or packages.
| Service | Provider or Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | No Foard inmate-mail format located; use receiving jail format after custody is confirmed. |
| Phone or Video | No Foard vendor located; receiving jail controls phone accounts, rates, and video access. |
| Money Deposit | No Foard deposit vendor located; confirm accepted methods with the receiving jail before paying. |
| Commissary | No local commissary page located; services depend on the holding jail. |
Foard County Booking Intake
Booking in Foard County should be understood as local arrest plus routing. An officer may take a person into custody, verify identity, check warrants, secure property, and begin booking data if a custodial booking is made. Texas first-appearance rules require an arrested person to be taken before a magistrate for warnings, rights, and bail-related proceedings. After that point, a person may be released, held on a warrant, bonded, or transported to a receiving jail.
The booking charge is not always the formal court charge. Prosecutors review the facts and may file a complaint, information, or indictment depending on the case. Court filings are maintained by the proper clerk after a case is opened. That split matters for records requests: the sheriff or receiving jail handles custody and booking records, while the District Clerk or County Clerk handles court files after filing.
- Magistrate warning
- The first-appearance process where rights, accusation, counsel warnings, and bail issues are addressed.
- Bond
- Money or conditions set to secure future court appearance when release is allowed.
- Detainer
- A hold or notice from another agency that can delay release even when local bond is posted.
- Receiving jail
- A separate jail that houses a person for Foard County or another agency.
Foard County Records Access
Records access depends on the record type. For arrest, incident, booking, or custody-location records held by the sheriff, use the sheriff's office and a Texas Public Information Act request if the record is not posted. For district-court filings, the official county site identifies the District Clerk as custodian of court documents. For county-court records, use the County Clerk. For statewide conviction history, Texas DPS is a separate criminal-history route and is not a live jail roster.
The best written request names the person, gives the date of arrest, lists any incident or booking number, and asks for the specific record. If the person was boarded elsewhere, ask which receiving jail holds the booking sheet, photo, bond, and housing record. Some records can be redacted or withheld under Texas law, and clerk staff do not provide legal advice.
The Foard County inmate population overview on the home page gives the local no-jail statistics behind this transfer-custody workflow.
Foard County Directions Access
The practical map point is the courthouse and sheriff area in downtown Crowell, not a separate jail campus. The Sheriffs' Association of Texas lists the sheriff at 100 S Main St, and the county homepage gives the courthouse address as 101 S. Main Street. Visitors driving from U.S. 70 or State Highway 6 should navigate to the Main Street courthouse square area and call ahead to confirm whether the issue is handled locally or by a receiving jail.
The county homepage gives an accessibility note for the courthouse: use the west basement door for ADA access. No official county source located visitor parking rates, public transit routes, lockers, jail-entry rules, or a separate visitor entrance. Do not bring weapons or contraband into the courthouse or sheriff area. For an actual jail visit, deposit, or property issue, follow the receiving facility's rules once the sheriff identifies the holding location.